Akio Gussumaru
Keme
Academy Sophomore: Catpup- Fox Edition
Making sense of a nonsensical situation is no fun. Try it the other way around.
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Post by Akio Gussumaru on May 13, 2010 18:44:44 GMT -5
It was a little early for the heat of the day to be unbearable-- before noon it was a pleasant warmth, offset by the mild chill of the grass at Akio's back as he flopped onto a patch of it.
He had not slept much the night before-- what had started as an attempt to make himself a late-night snack had swiftly degenerated into an experiment involving the reactive properties of sugar to different substances. He had brought together a combination that made the food turn black and make an oddly sentient hissing noise before Rhythan came in. The cook had drowned the quivering lump in cooking wine before running it through a food processor and throwing what was left away. Akio had been admonished for "bringing forth new and horrible forms of life using ingredients found in MY kitchen," and promptly sent to his room, into which both of his brothers had piled to play video games.
Needless to say, Akio saw the sun rise before he had any chance of getting to sleep.
The fourth Gussumaru child yawned and rolled onto his stomach, ruffling his own hair before spreading his limbs and lying his head on the grass.
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Post by Alyn Gilespi-Meriweather on May 13, 2010 19:15:06 GMT -5
Alyn lounged against the rough bark of the maple tree, nestled comfortably in one of the branches. Her anatomy textbook was spread over lap, and her fingers lazily traced a diagram of the brain.
Something caught her eye on the ground. Alyn blinked, leaning down slightly to peer at the ground. There, sprawled out on the ground about six feet below her legs, was a familiar-looking young man.
"Akio?" she called down, bracing her hand against the trunk of the tree.
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Akio Gussumaru
Keme
Academy Sophomore: Catpup- Fox Edition
Making sense of a nonsensical situation is no fun. Try it the other way around.
Posts: 25
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Post by Akio Gussumaru on May 13, 2010 19:20:43 GMT -5
"That's the name," Akio responded automatically, his voice muffled by the grass. At that point he realized who had spoken to him, and he rolled onto his side, looking around. "Alyn?"
He sat up and ran both hands through his hair, mussing it into crazy angles. He looked up, spotted the girl, and grinned. "Why, hello there. Catching up on your reading?"
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Post by Alyn Gilespi-Meriweather on May 13, 2010 19:33:56 GMT -5
"Maybe," she replied. She pressed her lips together in attempt to fight off a smile, but the corners of her eyes still crinkled. "Catching up on your sleep?"
She closed her book and slid it into her bag, which was currently hung on the branch above her head. "I'm glad to see you're not dead," she said dryly. "That probably means at least one of my fathers likes you."
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Akio Gussumaru
Keme
Academy Sophomore: Catpup- Fox Edition
Making sense of a nonsensical situation is no fun. Try it the other way around.
Posts: 25
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Post by Akio Gussumaru on May 13, 2010 19:55:07 GMT -5
Akio stood up, which put him at the level of the branch upon which Alyn sat. "I should hope so," he said cheerily. "I can't imagine having a dead body hanging around the school would smell very nice." He wrinkled his nose and grinned. "Though I suppose Fable would be the closest thing we have to a corpse around here." He shrugged ad stood on his toes to catch a glimpse of the book as she put it away.
"How did you sleep after the... ah, incident?" His grin quirked to one side.
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Post by Alyn Gilespi-Meriweather on May 13, 2010 20:15:38 GMT -5
"Like a baby," she replied. "I overslept first period. I think it might have worked a bit too well." She smirked, swinging around so that she was facing Akio.
"Have you concocted any more scientific breakthroughs?" she asked, her tone slightly teasing.
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Akio Gussumaru
Keme
Academy Sophomore: Catpup- Fox Edition
Making sense of a nonsensical situation is no fun. Try it the other way around.
Posts: 25
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Post by Akio Gussumaru on May 13, 2010 20:26:32 GMT -5
Akio crossed his arms and tipped his head to one side. "That's good to hear. Not that you overslept, I mean. Just that it worked with no trouble."
"Made food sentient last night," he mentioned, then laughed. "It hissed at me. No bueno."
He rocked back on his heels. "I'm sorry if I stressed your parents out over the whole sleep-solvent thing."
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